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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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Address1 | 1275 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW, #801 |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20004 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 27376-12
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6. House ID# 305960000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2019 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date |
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Ethan Lane |
Date | 1/21/2020 2:28:36 PM |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code AGR
16. Specific lobbying issues
- Working with USDA on implementation of the 2018 Farm Bill. Specifically regarding implementation of FMD Vaccine Bank, conservation programs
- Delivery of Farm Service Agency programs
- Urging Packers and Stockyards Division at USDA to monitor the cattle markets for signs of manipulation or collusion in the aftermath of the fire at the Tyson beef plant in Holcomb, Kansas.
- UDA guidance regarding electronic identification tags for livestock
- US Forest Service wildfire management
- National Environmental Policy Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Allison |
Rivera |
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Darryl |
Blakey |
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Ethan |
Lane |
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Tanner |
Beymer |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
Work on FY20 House Agriculture Appropriations Bill (HR3164) to support funding for FMD research and prevention and to prevent the inclusion of any mandatory country-of-origin labeling provisions.
Work on FY20 House Interior and Environment Bill (HR3052) to restore the feedlot exemption from greenhouse gas reporting and funding for wild horse and burro management.
Work on FY20 House Transportation-HUD bill (HR3163) to maintain the livestock exemption from electronic logging devices.
Supported passage of minibus #2 (HR3055)
Work on FY20 Senate Agriculture Appropriations Bill (S 2522) to support funding for FMD research and prevention and to prevent the inclusion of any mandatory country-of-origin labeling provisions.
Work on FY20 Senate Interior and Environment Bill (S 2580) to restore the feedlot exemption from greenhouse gas reporting and funding for wild horse and burro management.
Work on FY20 Senate Transportation-HUD bill (S 2520) to maintain the livestock exemption from
electronic logging devices.
Supported passage of stopgap bill HR 4378.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Danielle |
Beck |
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Allison |
Rivera |
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Scott |
Yager |
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Mary-Thomas |
Hart |
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Ethan |
Lane |
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Tanner |
Beymer |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code CAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
- Waters of the United States -US EPA
- H. Res 109 & S.J. Res 8 regarding Climate Change and the Green New Deal
- Delegation of 404 programs to States - US EPA
- Particulate matter NAAQS Review - US EPA and CASAC
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Scott |
Yager |
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Mary-Thomas |
Hart |
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Ethan |
Lane |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code ENV
16. Specific lobbying issues
- EPCRA Rule regarding reporting of waste emissions from farms - US EPA
- Tools to control invasive species and predators - US EPA
- HR535 PFAS legislation
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Allison |
Rivera |
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Scott |
Yager |
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Mary-Thomas |
Hart |
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Ethan |
Lane |
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Danielle |
Beck |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code FOO
16. Specific lobbying issues
- Dietary Guidelines and inclusion of beef
- Labeling of plant-based meat alternatives - USDA and FDA
- HR4881/S3016 Real MEAT Act
- S2744 The US Beef Integrity Act
- S3053 Food Safety Modernization for Innovation Technologies Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Danielle |
Beck |
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Allison |
Rivera |
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Ethan |
Lane |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code NAT
16. Specific lobbying issues
- Endangered Species Act rulemaking at Department of the Interior and US Fish and Wildlife Service - - BLM Wild Horse and Burro Management
- Wildfire management
- Wildlife Migration Corridors
- Gray Wolf delisting
- Greater Sage Grouse management,
- Recreation and public access issues on federal grazing lands
- Land and Water Conservation Fund mandatory funding
- National Environmental Policy Act implementation
- BLM Grazing Regulations
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Interior - Dept of (DOI), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Ethan |
Lane |
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Tanner |
Beymer |
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Mary-Thomas |
Hart |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TRD
16. Specific lobbying issues
- HR5430 the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (USMCA trade agreement ratification)
- Phase I Trade Agreement between US and China and implications for U.S. beef industry
- US - Japan trade agreement and implications for U.S. beef industry
- Potential for US - UK trade agreement and implications for U.S. beef industry
- US - EU trade agreement and implications for U.S. beef industry
- Increased access for US beef into the European Union
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Kent |
Bacus |
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Allison |
Rivera |
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Ethan |
Lane |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TRU
16. Specific lobbying issues
- Increased flexibility on Hours of Service requirements for livestock haulers (Dept of Transportation and Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration)
- H.R. 4919 Responsible and Efficient Agricultural Destination Act (TREAD Act) regarding hours of service requirements for livestock haulers
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Allison |
Rivera |
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Ethan |
Lane |
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Danielle |
Beck |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code CDT
16. Specific lobbying issues
- H.R. 4895 CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2019
- HR 4773 Livestock Risk Management and Education Act regarding funding for improved cattle producer knowledge of risk management tools
- Working with CFTC to educate on usage of futures contracts by cattle producers.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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Blakey |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE
29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery,
extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
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